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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The amount of light reflected by a hue






2. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






3. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






4. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






5. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






6. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






7. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






8. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






9. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






10. Pale green






11. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






12. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






13. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






14. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






15. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






16. Application of potassium sulphide






17. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






18. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






19. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






20. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






21. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






22. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






23. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






24. Something that supports a sculpture






25. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






26. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






27. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






28. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






29. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






30. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






31. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






32. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






33. Where the revolving door was fully developed






34. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






35. Technique of shading using dots to control value






36. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






37. Creates blue dye






38. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






39. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






40. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






41. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






42. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






43. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






44. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






45. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






46. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






47. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






48. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






49. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






50. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.